In a recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Sierra Club v. EPA, Nos. 23-3581/3583 (6th Cir. Dec. 5, 2025), the Court invoked its statutory interpretation authority to hold that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”)...
For the last decade, securing patent protection for software inventions has been challenging to say the least. Claims directed to inventive and useful software-related inventions such as artificial intelligence (AI) are often invalidated or rejected as per se...
LEXINGTON, Ky.—Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton recently appointed Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Elizabeth “Betsy” Johnson to the Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning Board of Directors. The appointment was confirmed by the Lexington Fayette Urban County...
The United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office now requires UK-specific proof of trademark use and reputation. Owners of UK trademarks will recall that one result of Brexit was the automatic creation of UK trademark registrations “cloned” from EU...
Nicklaus Companies, LLC (“Company”), which focused on real estate development, golf course design, and the licensing and marketing of golf apparel and products under golf legend Jack Nicklaus’ GOLDEN BEAR brand, filed for bankruptcy last month in Delaware. The filing...
